Kate Middleton & Prince William’s Countdown To Royal Baby

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Atlhough the two had been platonic friends, Kate Middleton first grabbed Prince William’s romantic attention when she modeled lingerie in a school fashion show at the University of St. Andrews in 2002.
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Kate and Will started dating soon after that 2002 fashion show, and the couple graduated St. Andrews in 2005. They broke up briefly in 2007, but reunited a few months later.
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Courtesy of the Middleton family

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After dating for more than seven years, Prince William proposed on vacation in Kenya. The couple announced their engagement in November 2010.
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The royal couple tied the knot in an elaborate London ceremony on April 29, 2011. Nearly 23 million Americans tuned in for the nuptials.
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The couple wanted to start a family soon after marriage, but waited until after the Queen’s 2012 diamond jubilee celebration to start trying so as not to take attention away from The Queen. (Getty Images)

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After Kate was hospitalized for a severe morning sickness called hyperemesis gravidarum, the couple was forced to announce their pregnancy a few weeks early on Dec. 3, 2012. (Landov)

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After being released from the hospital, Kate made her first public appearance on Dec. 16 at the BBC sports awards show.
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In February 2013, Italian gossip magazine “Chi” came under fire for publishing photos of Kate and William on vacation in Mustique. Kate sported a baby bump in her bikini, but the royal family was furious the photos were taken and sold. (Above photo taken from a 2011 vacation in Spain)
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Kate and William made their last public appearance together before the baby arrives on June 15 at Queen Elizabeth’s birthday celebration.
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